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The Mother of All Lists

New Wave/Punk music, culture, genres, memories. '80s revivalism and other relevant topics.

Postby cubby » Fri Mar 26, 2004 11:53 am

20.
19.
18.
17.
16. PIL
15. Human League
14. Altered Images
13. New Order
12. Grace Jones
11. Kate Bush
10. Psychedelic Furs
9. The Cure
8. The Chameleons
7. Killing Joke
6. Cocteau Twins
5. Echo and the Bunnymen
4. Bauhaus
3. The Clash
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Postby cubby » Fri Mar 26, 2004 11:57 am

Oops!! My fingers slipped and posted it before I could finish my list!!

20. Bronski Beat
19. The Pretenders
18. The Pogues
17. Sisters of Mercy
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Postby Otters Walk Among Us » Fri Mar 26, 2004 12:52 pm

good freakin' god, do i have to do this?

20. Bronski Beat (purely on the strength of Smalltown Boy, one of the 5 greatest songs ever put to vinyl)
19. Blancmange
18. Spandau Ballet
17. Human League
16. Tears For Fears
15. Icicle Works
14. A-Ha
1
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Postby Dave » Sat Mar 27, 2004 3:29 am

Per scramjet's request, here's the tally. Only one point between New Order and the Cure!

New Order 168
Cure 167
Depeche Mode 140
Smiths 139
Clash 134
Echo & Bunnymen 105
Siouxsie & Ban. 96
U2 90
Yaz(oo)
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Postby chrischross » Sat Mar 27, 2004 1:48 pm

20. Flipper
19. B-52's
18. The Slits
17. Siouxsie & The Banshees
16. Talking Heads
15. Elvis Costello
14. PIL
13. Gary Numan
12. X
11. New Order
10. The Jam
9. Bauhaus
8. Tones On Tail
7. Sisters Of Mercy
6. Gang Of Four
5. Blondie
4. The
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Postby skinnytie » Mon Mar 29, 2004 1:33 pm

I don't know if it's too late to respond to this listing, but here's my list. These are the bands I had no problem plunking down money for their latest releases without ever hearing them, and eagerly awaiting what they would do next. Some just had too s
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Postby Dave » Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:09 am

It's never too late to post! If enough additional people post, I'll re-tally the results. Interesting to note that bands like the Church, Chameleons, and New Model Army placed well because a several people ranked them very highly (vs. lots of votes).
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Postby savethewave » Fri Apr 02, 2004 12:14 pm

20. Duran Duran
19. Human League/Heaven 17/BEF
18. Bauhaus
17. Dead Kennedys
16. U2
15. The Sound
14. Echo and the Bunnymen
13. Siouxsie and the Banshees
12. Squeeze
11. Talking Heads
10. Gang of Four
9. Psychedelic Furs
8. Depeche Mode
7. Po
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Postby beatschool » Fri Apr 02, 2004 9:40 pm

20. Art of Noise
19. Squeeze
18. B-52s
17. Missing Persons
16. Yaz(oo)
15. Bow Wow Wow
14. ABC
13. English Beat
12. Adam & The Ants
11. Blondie
10. Devo
09. U2
08. Human League
07. Duran Duran
06. Elvis Costello
05. Talking Heads
04. The C
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Postby tha_farfetch » Sat Apr 03, 2004 12:14 pm

Special mention to "The Alarm" and "B Movie":

20.- The Ocean Blue
19.- Love & Money
18.- Black
17.- New Musik
16.- Pet Shop Boys
15.- Cutting Crew
14.- Soft Cell
13.- Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
12.- Human League
11.- Aztec Camera
10.
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